Minela Hodzic, AASW
10 years in practice
Minela Hodzic is an AASW social worker with ten years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship strain.
License and registration
- AASW
- 693589 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
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About Minela
Minela Hodzic is an AASW social worker with ten years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and relationship strain. She offers a calm, down-to-earth approach that aims to help people feel heard and move toward practical change. Sessions focus on real problems and clear steps forward rather than labels or jargon.
Minela draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and attachment-based ways of working. She listens for patterns in how people relate and helps them name feelings that get in the way of connection and wellbeing.
Background and approach
This can be useful for those dealing with trust issues, codependency, commitment worries or ongoing conflict. She also uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy to help with anxiety, stress and symptoms after trauma. These approaches support setting values-based goals, building coping skills and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
The work is practical and paced to each person. Many clients come for help after family problems, separation, domestic violence or migration-related strain. Minela offers a respectful, non-judgemental space for people coping with guilt, shame, isolation or grief.
She aims to make therapy straightforward so people can focus on healing and clearer choices. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, a client completes a short matching questionnaire and then books a time that suits them.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Minela lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Minela names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
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Online support
Emotion and Values in Online Therapy
Minela often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and work with the feelings that drive relationship patterns and personal distress. EFT helps people notice emotional triggers, name core needs, and change how they respond so connections and self-understanding can improve.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small actions toward those values despite difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore how early relationship experiences shape current behaviour and to build new, healthier ways of relating.
Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try different techniques and check in regularly about what helps. Together they adjust the plan to match the client's needs, pace and goals rather than sticking to a single method.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions suit people with less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can fit into brief breaks or ongoing check-ins. These choices let people fit counselling around work, family and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Minela help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and depression. Additional areas include attachment concerns, codependency, communication problems and isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is compassionate and person-centred with an emphasis on emotion and relationships. She blends emotion-focused work with practical strategies to manage day-to-day symptoms.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has ten years' experience, including work in domestic and family violence settings. That background shapes a trauma-aware and supportive approach.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an AASW social worker based in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Therapy is available by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Minela?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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